README.md

Strata Theme

The Strata theme is a responsive and minimal one-page-portfolio based on the self-named template made by HTML5UP. Noteworthy features of this Hugo theme are a custom about section, a portfolio with gallery for photographs or client works and a contact form.

Installation

Getting started

After installing the Strata Theme successfully it requires a just a few more steps to get your site finally running.

The config file

Take a look inside the exampleSite folder of this theme. You'll find a file called config.toml. To use it, copy the config.toml in the root folder of your Hugo site. Feel free to customize this theme as you like.

Sidebar

The sidebar provides a small overview of who you are. One of the first elements that will be spotted is the avatar in the sidebar. Replace it with a nice picture of you by either swapping the avatar.jpg or by setting a new path to an image in config.toml:

Make the contact form working

Since this page will be static, you can use formspree.io as proxy to send the actual email. Each month, visitors can send you up to one thousand emails without incurring extra charges. Begin the setup by following the steps below:

Menu

You can also define the items menu entries as you like in the left sidebar. E.g. let's link a post that you've written. We can do this in the frontmatter of the post's content file by setting menu to main.

+++
menu = "main"
+++

Alternatively, we can add entries from the config file. Back in the config.toml you'll find a section for the menu:

[[menu.main]]
name = "Home"
url = "/"
weight = 0

The weight attribute allows your to change the order of the entries. Heavier weighted entries appear further down in the menu.

Nearly finished

In order to see your site in action, run Hugo's built-in local server.